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Passage Two
文章二
The voice heard in the video belongs to mathematics teacher Jake Scott. Most of the performers are his students. Watching videos is not part of their daily routine but it is one of the essential course materials in Scott's classes at Montgomery Blair High School in a Washington suburb.
視頻中的聲音是數(shù)學(xué)老師杰克·斯科特的。多數(shù)表演者都是他的學(xué)生。觀看視頻并不是他們?nèi)粘，嵤轮械囊徊糠郑沁@已成為華盛頓郊區(qū)布萊爾高中杰克·斯科特老師的主要課堂材料之一。
"I use rap because it is something that appeals to the students, also because music aids with memory," Scott explains. "So, if I can come up with rap and organize it and present it to the students, then that's helping the students to memorize it."
“我用說(shuō)唱視頻來(lái)教學(xué)是因?yàn)檫@能吸引學(xué)生，而且音樂(lè)能夠幫助學(xué)生記憶。”斯科特說(shuō)。“所以，如果我能想出說(shuō)唱并組織好它們，把它們呈獻(xiàn)給學(xué)生，那就能夠幫助學(xué)生記憶。”
Scott started using rap videos three years ago. So far he has produced nine, including YouTube favorites "Triangle Experts" and "Quadratic Formulatic," which have been viewed tens of thousands of times. "It is fun and the whole process is something that students appreciate," Scott says.
斯科特三年前開(kāi)始使用說(shuō)唱視頻。現(xiàn)在他已經(jīng)制作出了九首，包括YouTube上受人喜愛(ài)的“三角形專家”和“二次方程式”，點(diǎn)擊量已達(dá)幾十萬(wàn)。“這很有趣，而且整個(gè)過(guò)程學(xué)生們都很喜歡。”斯科特說(shuō)。
In recent years, Scott has made a special effort to help students from other countries. "When they come here, their language skills are not up to par. So they are often times placed on a remedial level which is very low. Some of the students get discouraged and drop out," he states. "So I decide to focus on this group of students because many of those students are very capable."
近幾年來(lái)，斯科特都在特別努力地幫助其他國(guó)家的學(xué)生。“他們來(lái)這兒以后，語(yǔ)言水平不過(guò)關(guān)。所以他們經(jīng)常花費(fèi)大量時(shí)間在很基礎(chǔ)的補(bǔ)習(xí)水平上。一些學(xué)生因此灰心喪氣甚至輟學(xué)，”他說(shuō)。“所以我決定多關(guān)注這類學(xué)生，因?yàn)檫@些學(xué)生中有很多都是很有潛力的。”
Scott was recognized as an outstanding educator last year by the Montgomery County Council. He was also honored as 2011 teacher of the year by an African-American civil rights organization. Jake Scott says he wants mathematics to be something that students look forward to learning. And he says the results will help them on a path to college and a career.
去年蒙哥馬利縣議會(huì)將斯科特評(píng)為杰出教育家。他還被一個(gè)非裔美國(guó)公民權(quán)利組織評(píng)為2011年度教師。杰克·斯科特說(shuō)他希望數(shù)學(xué)能成為學(xué)生盼望學(xué)習(xí)的東西。而其結(jié)果是幫助學(xué)生進(jìn)入大學(xué)并找到工作。
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問(wèn)題13至問(wèn)題15是基于你剛剛聽(tīng)到的這篇短文的
Question 13. What does Jake Scott do to make mathematics fun?
問(wèn)題13 杰克·斯科特做了什么事情來(lái)讓數(shù)學(xué)變得有趣？
Question 14. Why did Jake Scott make a special effort to help overseas students?
問(wèn)題14 為什么杰克·斯科特特別努力地去幫助外國(guó)學(xué)生？
Question 15. What's the dream of Jake Scott?
問(wèn)題15 杰克·斯科特的夢(mèng)想是什么？
